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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
T,RUsTEE's SALE
OLA
VALUABLE FARM,

In Westminster District, Carroll county, Md.
By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, passed in cause No. 2os2,
wherein Michael W. Myers is complainant
and John Welk and others are defendants, the
undersigned, appointed by said decree, will
offer at public sale, on the premises OF the
late George Welk, deceased, situated near the
road leading from Frizelsburg to Pleasant
Valley, and about u miles from the latter
place, on
SATURDAY, 22nd OF OCTOBER, 1887,
at Q o. clock, D. M, that valuable small farm
of which said George Welk died seized and
possessed, containing about
4e1 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
adjoining lands of Jesse Hesson, Wm. Myers
and others. The improvements consist OF a
good two story weatherboarded
4zlA-A, Dwelling House, bank barn and
szxA all other necessary outbuiid-
H9EiEss H9E5i.szE ings; there is a stream of pure
water flowing through the place and near the
barn. The land is in good state of cultiva-
ton. Part of said farm is in excellent timber.
Good apple orchard and other fruits in abun-
dance. This is an excellent opportunity tof
anyone desiring a small farm and comfortable
home.
Terms of Sale.-One- third part of purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day OF sale OF
upon the ratification thereof by the Court
the balance in six and twelve months from the
day of sale; the credit payments to be secured
to the satisfaction of the trustee and bearing
interest from day of sale.
For further information apply to the trustee
.or to Michael W. Myers, adjoining the prem
ises.
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: HARRY NJ. cLABAUGH, Trustee.
NOTICE tn CREDITORS,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The creditors of said Geo. Welk, deceased,
are hereby notified to file and exhibit then
claims against him, properly proven, Ia .thf
office Of the Clerk of said Court, in said cause,
at Westminster, Nd, within two months from
the day of sale.
sen04 Ia Trustee.
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October 1, 1887,
DUBLIc SALE
Il OF
A VALUABLE FARM
in Carroll County, Nd.


By direction ofthe owner, we viii offer foF
sale at public auction, on the premises, op
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1887,
at IL o clock noon, that valuable and beauti,
full estate, of about
800 ACRES, known as "CLOYER HILL"
the farm and residence of the late Algernon
Tiilard, ESQ.,, situated in Carroll county, Nd,
one mile and a:half west of the Finksburg
Station of the Western Maryland Railroad,
and halfa mile from post and telephone Offices
at Finksburg, on the Reisterstown, Westmin-
ster and Baltimore turnpike. The farm is
very productive, the land being in frst-rate
condition and farmed by the late owner per-
sonaliy, and is suitable for dairy or stock
farm There il 2 large acreage in well set
grass, also in timber, and there is an abun-
dance of water in every field from springs and
running streams. The situation
is most healthy. The improve <asA-6
ments consist of spacious and 39< ~ I3FSs1f
convenient Stone Mansion
House, several Stone Tenant Houses, large
Barns and outbuildings, Granaries, &C., in
complete order. An inspection of the farm
is requested.
Terms ofSale.-Gna-third cash and balance
in secured payments, with intsFeat. at six and
twelve months, or all cash, at purchaser s
option. For any information apply to
BROWN & BRUNE, Attorneys,
222 St. Paul street, Baltimore.
ect8ts Geo. w. Stocksdale, Auctioneer.
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T'RusrEES SALE a =
VALU A B L 3 T A r M.

By virtue of a deed of trust from James. A.
Harner and wife to the undersigned, duly re-
corded among the Land Records of Carroll
county, we will sell at public sale, on the
premises, on
Saturday, the 10Th day Of October, 1857.
at O'Clock, P. NJ, o valuable farm containing
% ACRES, / ROOD AND So PERCHES
of land, more or less.
The improvements thereon consist OF
large and comfortable two
AIN-0, story Stone Dwelling House,
MEY with back building attached,
safgf41 Bank Barn, wagon shed, car
riaee house, hog house, smoke house, dairy
and other necessary outbuildings; well OF
water and neverfailing spring near the build.
;ings. There is also a variety of choice fruit
in bearing condition on the preWises, consisting
of apples, peaches, pears, plums, apricots,
ETC., etc. About 10 acres is heavily coveEed
with Timber There is also due proportion
of meadow land. The buildings are all in
good repair, and the land is in high state OF
cultivation.
This farm is situate on the new county road
leading from GreeuEl0pnt School House to
Ksngsdale, Pa, is about two miles from Piney
Greek Station, three quarters OF 0 wile from
Kingsdale Station on the Frederick & Penn
svlyania Railroad. and about two miles from
the Littlestown Turnpike road, and adJolns
the land of David Mehring, Isaac Sell aud
others. Tie farm is now in the occupancy of
said James A. Harner.
The condition of this property, its proximity
to railroads, markets, schools, churches, ETC.,
make It worthy the attention OF purchasers
Terms of Saie.-0ne-th cash on the day
of sale or on the ratification thereof. one-third
IN one year, and the other one-third IN two
years FROM the dag, Of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by ihe notes of the pur-
chaser or purchasers, with approved security,
bearing interest from the day of sale,
JNO. l.. REIFSNIDEf.
CdAS. T. REIFSNIDER,
Trustees.
r.. C. Matthews, Auctioneer. sep24ts
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Cur Nlio.
A Man with a Memory.

Capture of Supposed Spy Inside the Federal
Lines-The Suspect Answers Every Ques.
ton ''as Straight as String Algebra in
a Boot-Repeating the Roll-Entrapped
at Last.
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r. C. Matthews. Auctions
GENTRAL DRUG STORE,
OPPOSITE cArHoi4e eagaoa,
Main Street, Westminster. nd.
-50SEf,H B. BOYLE,
s,leeessoa TO WELLS BROS.

eracEssoR no WELLS BROS,
nEALER IN Pare Drugs, Medicines,
Hsirand Tousb Brushes, Combs, Toilet Soaps,
Segars, &c. Also Trnsses and Shoulder
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.
Patent Medicines. Horse and Cattle Powders,
&c. A fine assortment Of STATIONERY.
gS- Physicians orders promptly filed and
Prescriptions carefully and accurately com
pounded. mar 17tf
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GHARRER BROS,

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WESTMINSTER MD
, 1887-10-14

The Russians believe that the Rusalkas,
or water spirits, are beautiful maidens
who allure passers-by, and if they catch
them tickle them to death in their crys-
tai halls below the waves. During n
week in the year they come to men for
clothes, and rags and threads are accord
ingly hung on the trees for their benefit.
During that week, for fear of offending
the Rusalkas and being punished by the
loss of poultry or cattle, no one must
work or sew or wash linen. When girls
are drowned they become Rusalkas and
the wives of the watery Vodyany, and
when nov melts into floods, or mill
dams are carried away by swollen tor
rents, men know that it is due to the
matrimonial revelry that always attends
the celebration of marriage between a
mortal and a spirit of the waters.
This idea of possible relations between
water spirits and human beings seems n
very obvious corollary of the idea of hui
manlike beings resident in the water.
The idea of their marrying mortals is at
least as reasonable as the idea of their
drowning them or tickling them to death.
And with the idea of such marriage it
would be natural to onnec the idea of
some benefit to accrue therefrom to the
water spirit, as well as of curious condi-
tons involved in the marriage contract.
Thus would arise such stories as those of
Undine or Melusina.
, 1887-10-14

The symptoms of %biliousness are unhap-
PLY too well known. They differ in diff,
ferent individuals to some extent. A bill
ious man is seldom a breakfast eater.
Too frequently, alas, he has an excellent
appetite for liquids but hone for solids of
a morning. His tongue will hardly bear
inspection at n time; if it is not white
and furrcd, it is rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly out Of
order and Diarrhea or Constipation may
be a symptom or the two may alternate.
There are often Hcmmorrhoids or ever
loss of blood. There may be giddiness
and often headache and acidity or fatu,
lence and tenderness in the pit of the
stomach. To correct all this if not effect
a cure try GREEN'S august Fkot0er, it costs
but a trifle and thousands attest its efficacy.
, 1887-10-14

The recent discovery Of a new anes-
thetic substance in the leaves of a tree
abundant in Louisiana, and the expert
ments made with this substance by DIR.
Jackson, of Philadelphia, as well as the
observations of Drs. Claiborne and Knapp,
of New York, are of the greatest in
tcrest.
The properties of cocaine have become
so well known that it is but natural that
the anaesthetic of leaves, gathered by
chance and expected to serve only as re-
tainers of heat and moisture, should nave
aroused curiosity in an intelligent mind.
The demonstration of the presence of an
alkaloid possessing an2sthetic powers
superior to cocaine, and also mydriatic
effects exceeding those of homatropine,
renders this substance highly valuable in
therapeutics.
The Australian alkaloid, drumme, the
most recent rival to cocaine, has not re-
allied the expectations of its discoveries,
and if American forests can furnish a
substance combining and exceeding the
actions of two of the most valuable aka
loids now known it will demonstrate
anew the medical value of the flora of
America, and should stimulate n more
complete study of its resources.-Medical
News.
, 1887-10-14

His wines were curious and valuable.
Most of them had been accumulated at
sales made by foreign ministers when
breaking up their households to return
from Washington to their own countries,
or at sales made by those whose knowl-
edge and taste had enabled them to have
the best. Among them were three bot
ties, each having hung on its neck in the
senator's handwriting the following:
Malaga, 300 years old" These were
reserved from the sale and sent to his in
valid sister, Mrs. Hastings, in California.
His teas he had accumulated somewhat
in the same way. He would order
through his friends in the East India
trade the smallest possible original pack
cts of kinds not known to commerce., the
difficulty Of getting which was far be-
yond their cost; and travelling friends in
thed diplomatic service would send him
little packets of the rare and strange teas
that they found abroad. At the famous
dinners he gave the joint high commits
sion he served them with the famous
Mandarin tea, which, like the wine of
Tokay, is regarded as an imperial present.
The Countess de Grey recognized it. She
had tasted it in Buckingham palace when
the queen entertained royal p~ersonages.
1t had been brought to Mr.. Sumner by
Mr.. Fox, assistant secretary of the navy,
who obtained it in Russia when he visited
that country with our fleet of ironclads.
-Cosmopolitan.
, 1887-10-14

The origin of the word cigar is of some
interest and is not to be found in the
ordinary dictionaries. The word, of
course, is Spanish, and Littre in his
French dictionary says that it is derived
from cigarra, the Spanish name for grass
hopper. When the Spaniards first intro
duced tobacco into Spain from the island
of Cuba, in the Sixteenth century, they
cultivated the plant in their gardens,
which in Spanish are called cigarrales.
Each grew his tobacco in his cigarral and
rolled it up for smoking, as he had learned
from the Indians in the West Indies.
When one offered a smoke to a friend he
could say: "Es de mi cigarral''-it is
from my garden. Soon the expression
came to be: Este cigarro es de mi cigar
ral''-Ihis cigar is from my garden. And
from this the word spread over the world.
The name cigarral for garden comes from
cigarra, a grasshopper, that insect being
very common in Spain, and cigarral mean
ing the place where the cigarra sings. In
this way the word cigar comes from
cigarra, the name of the insect, not be-
cause it resembles the body of the grass
hopper, but because it was grown in the
place it frequents. Chicago Tribune.
, 1887-10-14

an, n, honey Dis niggah dun hab
no fetal teef tucked away in his mOuf,
yeah me? Fo' de good Lo'd want him fo'
to hab teef, IN him agoin' fas' to Ca
naan's Ian, he dun glib hin de good ole
crunchers like what he had TO- de war, /
tell yer
The old man who delivered himself of
this opinion is an old negro in the Newark
almshouse. He is very fond of tobacco,
but whenever he wants n fresh quid he
has to chip it off the plug with a knife, as
he has no teeth with which to bite it,
''Deed, no sab l can't take 'um; l can't
take 'um, " he continued, being pressed to
ask the superintendent for n set of false
teeth. "Mebbe youse gemmen is pokin'
fun at de ole man an mebbe you isn't, but
no matter what It's, de ole man kin dun
glib y pints on teef. He's mos nigh onter
ninety-five yeahs ole an he amt done had
no crunche's TO- morn thirty OBJ EN-.
Why Dress 20 eyes, honey, dis yeah ole
Carcase I'D dun bin rottin' away in de
tomb long time since, if de ole mans teef
didn't NOV out. Long as de ole man dun
need de grinders he had 'em-an good
ones dey was too, yeah me. But de time
KEN when de coon an hoe cake got too
strong TO- de ole man. Den de good Lo'd
dun take away his teef: De ole man got
no bizness chewin' coon and SIGH. His
dimgestion n hab use TO- SIGH strong food.
Mush an m'lasses, milk an reglor pick
aninny dishes IS wot he ought to hab. He
couldn't chew muffin else, so he took de
~pickaninny dishes an good TO- many a
day yet. Eff de Lo'd meant TO- me to eat
de same kine o. truck dat | eat when
Massa Linkum u set me free, why bress
yo' poo heart he dun glib me teef for to
do it oo."-New York Mail and Express.
, 1887-10-14

The barramanda proves to be a con-
Meeting link of primary rank between the
oldest surviving group of fishes and the
lowest air breathing animals, like the
frogs and s~alamanders. 1t leaves its ma
tive streams at night and sets out on a
foraging expedition after vegetable food
in the neighboring woodlands. 1t has
both lungs and gills. 1t can breathe
either air or water at will, or, if it
chooses, the two together. Though COW
cred with scales and most fish like in
outline, it presents points of anatomical
resemblance both to salamanders and liz
ards, and is a connecting bond between
the North American mud fish on the one
hand and the wonderful l~epidosiren on
the other. Chicago News.
, 1887-10-14

The finding of a Greek coin of the Sec
ond century b. c., in India, does not of
itself so much call for comment as does
the fact that this find is thought some
thing remarkable. inasmuch as it indi-
Gates the presence of Greek art and of
Greek enterprise in the region of the Oxus
at that day. The coin is described as a
decadrachm of the Bactrian series-the
first eyer met with. Apparently it was
struck to commemorate some victory of
the Greeks over the barbarians. 1t finds
suitable lodgment in the British museum.
Public Opinion.
, 1887-10-14
a Captains Fortu nate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and N. Y, had
been troubled with a cough so that he was
unable to sleep, and was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief,
but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly af-
fected and a single dose had the same
happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner.
Free trial bottles of this standard remedy
at w. N. Hunts drug store.
, 1887-10-14

VA u.4'c~vcd the new 81
1G .i"nable adies while out o.
~.s:.ss' asked II Fifth avenue
a'o Ok - reporter recently.
% 90: - look of bewilderment on the
face, she continues: 'sYou
" lint fashions change in walking
JIaD as they do in everything else. Even
Young men change their manner of walk
ing according to the whims of fashion. A
short time ago it was the thing for fashion
able young men to poke along on tiptoe in
a sort of gingerly way. That was when
the dude was in his glory. Now the dude
has departed, and his walk has gone with
him. l believe a brisk, businesslike stride
is the proper thing now. TIL correct walk
for girls, until very recently, was a kind of
long, easy lope. l think that Mrs. Potter
was the originator of this. 1t was quickly
copied by many actresses. Pauline Hall
and Patrice have it to perfection. Any
how, it was awfully popular last winter
on the venue and has been all the go at
the watering places this summer. 1t was
very graceful and pretty, but it has got
to go.
1.-THE new walk is neither graceful nor
pretty. 1t is a kind of a waddle. The
would be fashionable young lady now
walks as if she had no joints nor irmness
to her. Every part of her anatomy seems
to shake and wiggle as she goes. She
comes down hard first IN one foot and
then on the other, seeming to rest her
body alternately on each of her neither
limbs. Her cheeks wabble and SO do her
arms. l don't know any better way to
describe it than to say she waddles like a
fat duck. 1 don't know who is the origi-
nntor of this fashion, but it is evidently
going to be the thing this winter. All the
girls put it OF with their fall bonnets, and
all over the streets you can see the little
dears trying their best to be ungraceful in
their efforts to be up to the latest fad
New York Evening Sun.
, 1887-10-14
How Flower Pots Are Made.

What becomes of all the flowers in
winter" a florist was asked. The an
swer was that many of the choicer ones
were pottcd and housed during the win
ter months. For the manufacture of
flower pOts earthen clay is used of a fine
quality, which burns red. The smallest
flower pot made is two inches in diameter
and the largest sixteen. The potter forms
his clay into balls of convenient and suit
able size. He dips his hands in water,
and having placed the lump of clay upon
his wheel, he opens it and deity draws it
up to a gauge SO fixed in the shaft of the
wheel as to indicate the dimensions of the
pot desired. The wheel itself is of solid
plank, eighteen inches in diameter. 1t is
set upon a revolving shaft, which is
worked by a treadle. This is the only
machinery used by potters, and, with the
exception of some slight alterations in the
treadle, it has remained the same for up
ward of 5000 years.
The flower pots are either sun dried or
dried in an oven moderately heated,
when they are ready for the kiln. Here
they are placed in nests and are allowed
to remain from a day and a half to two
days. If very hard ones are wanted,
they remain longer in the kiln, and the
lire Is kept at a white heat. Surprisingly
few are broken during the process of
manufacture or in transportation.
Flower pots range in price from So to
800 Il thousand, according to their size.
There is hardly a dwelling in the city that
does not contain one or more flower pots.
Even the poorest tenement has n few
plants in the window. Many thousands
are broken every year and replaced in
the fall, and potters are always busy.
Vases, urns and other fancy receptaclcs
for flowers are made in many designs
New York Evening Sun.
, 1887-10-14

Says old Allen Thompson: "When 1
am in the woods l never use n compass;
in fact l don't need any. There are three
sure ways hat l AVE for finding the
points of the compass. You will notice
that three-fOurths of the moss on trees
grows on the north side; the heaviest
boughs on spruce trees are always on the
south side, and, thirdly, the topmost twig
of every uninjured hemlock tips to the
east. You just remember those things
and you'll never get lost.-Mount Wash
ington Among the Clouds.
, 1887-10-14

A most remarkable imitation of black
walnut has lately been manufactured
from poor pine, the quality and appear
ance of the article being such us to defy
detection except upon very close exam
nation. To accomplish this, one part of
walnut peel extract is mixed with six
parts of water, and with this solution the
wood is coatel. When the material is
half dry, a solution of bichromate of
potash with water is rubbed on it and
the made walnut is ready for use.-New
York Sun.
, 1887-10-14

The Dutch horticultural journal, Sem
pervirens, relates that a concert was
lately given in the garden of Nine.
Reynan, at Roosteren, in Lemburg, the
performers, thirty in number, being
placed beneath the shelter of a weeping
rose, the head Of which measures twenty
meters in circumference. 1t is calculated
that there were at least 10, 900 roses upon
the tree. -Chicago Herald.
, 1887-10-14
We Tell Won PosItIYeIY

that Simmons Liver Regulator will rid
you of dyspepsia, purify your system,
enable you to sleep well, prevent malarial
diseases and give you a brisk and vigorous
feeling. 1t acts directly on the liver and
kidneys, cleansing, purifying, invigorat-
ing and fortifying the system against dis
ease. 1t will break up chills and fever
and prevent their return-yet entirely free
from calomel or q%uinine.
, 1887-10-14

A st. Paul man SAYS that in noticing
the signatures of children of friends Of
his he is frequently startled by the close
relations of their ~penmanship to hat of
their parents. Inquiry does not demon
strate that the children ave Intentionally
copied the handwriting of their sires, but
without intent have come into the same
pen peculiarities. In some instances the
difference between the two could scarcely
be distinguished.-Chicago News.
, 1887-10-14

Makes the lives ofmany people miserable,
and often leads to self destruction. We
know of no remedy for dyspepsia more
successful than Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
acts gently, yet surely and efficiently,
moves the faint feeling, creates a good
appetite, cures headache, and refreshes
the burdrned mind. Give Hoods Sarsa-
p~arilla a fair trial. 1t will do you good.
, 1887-10-14
HuckIen,s ArnIcn SnIYe

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, Sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
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corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. IL
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
box. For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-10-14

Sold everywhere. Price. Cutlcura, SOC Soap,
25c Resolyent, 81. Prepared by the Potter
Drug and hemic Co., Boston. Mass.
e#- Send for "How to Cure skin Diseases, -
81 pages, 50 Illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
, 1887-10-14

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader office,
, 1887-10-14

Psoriasis, Eczema. letter, RlngwOrm. Llchen.
Pruritus, Scall Head. Milk Crust, Dandruff. Bar
bers', Bakers. GrOcers' and Washerwoman'S
Itch, aud every species OF Itching, Burning,
Scaly. Pimply Humors OF the Skin and Scaip
ard Blood: with loss OF Hair. are positively
cured by Cnticura, the great Skin Cure. and
CutiCura Soap, an exquisite Skin Beautifer ex-
ternally, and Cuticura Resolvent, the new Blood
Purifier internally, when physicians and all
other remedies fan.
, 1887-10-14

pTMples, back heads, chapped and oily skin
LII prevented by Cuticura Medicated Soap.
, 1887-10-14
OUR NEW CLOAK ROOM

Is now completed, which doubles the capacity
OF our store, and our line Of Clo8ks is far
superior TO any shown in tho city. Remem-
Der that we can show you more ClOaks and
Suits than all our competitors combined,
and we sell at prices that they cannot touch
you know this everybody knows 1t. Our
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and prices of everything you need.
For Big BarE s-Spe for every week
read our advertisements on the eighth page
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advantage OF city buyers. We send. goods
c. o, ID. by express, with the privilege of
examining before taking out OF the office.
This is the way to get your Winter Cloak
Try It.
, 1887-10-14

Letter heads, bill heads, and note head
at the Leader office.